Originally posted by iroc409
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i can't remember... is it john kerrey or bob kerrey running for pres next round?
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It's John Kerry. BTW, for those not following politics in the United States, here's the 9 or so democrats(Wesley Clarke may run) running for their party's nomination in order to face GWBush.
Howard Dean
John Kerry
Dick Gephardt
Lieberman
John Edward
Dennis Kucinich
Bob Ghram
Carol Mosley Braun
Al Sharpton
I'll focus on Dean, since he's the front runner.
Howard Dean is leading in key states and catching Lieberman in the national poll.
Basically, Dean is now getting more and more attention as the front runner, and ther others are fighting to keep up as the mumber two guy in the Democratic race.
Here's the surprise. Howard Dean(a doctor) has raised more money than any other Democrats and may even opt out of matching fund like Bush.
To put it short, nearly all of his contributions are from the INTERNET. Beside gay issue, this guy is completely in the center. He's one of the few Dems that has an A rating from the NRA, and one of the few fomer governor (balance the budget) that has left his state (Vermont) with a 10 million dollars surplus, while 49 other states are facing deficits.
It would be fun to see Dean debate Bush. Unlike Gore or Clinton, Dean will speak frankly without all the fancy words. If he thinks Bush is lying, he'll say it. Ofcourse, Karl Rove(Bush's advisor-the most powerful guy in the U.S.) had wanted Dean right from the start.